WHYY News Climate Desk

A new microreactor being developed at the Idaho National Laboratory will be small enough to put on a tractor trailer and nimble enough to send to a disaster site.

The legislation would direct DNREC to evaluate the potential benefits and roadblocks of offshore wind.

Homer City Generating Station will shut down by July due to competition from cheap natural gas and pollution upgrade costs. The plant was a major air polluter in its heyday.

The celebrated Bright Solar Futures program went on, but without its key hands-on element.

Neurologists say the increasing effects of climate change could impact health outcomes, including headaches.

To protect yourself and your family, avoid going outside if possible and close windows and doors.

Here's what you need to know about the wildfire smoke and air quality situation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

It’s Pennsylvania’s second pilot to provide new A/C units and repairs to people who already received LIHEAP or weatherization assistance in the past year.

They are increasingly targeting corporations, asset managers, and retirement funds with both moral suasion and financial muscle.

Vulnerable populations in Delaware, including children, older people, and those with asthma, heart disease, and lung disease, are advised to avoid outdoor activities.

Even when the Philadelphia area is not hit directly by a hurricane, it can still be devastated by a storm’s remnants.

Environmental scientists are evaluating the potential costs of climate change in Philadelphia — and how to prepare.

A new report looking at weather data over the last five decades has found an increase in fire weather days in the Garden State, and it could be devastating.

Outdoor water features known as spraygrounds are considered one way to help residents of all ages stay cool during increasingly hot summers.

Outcry over whale deaths has intensified, and everyone is looking for an explanation.